Title	Ohio Statehouse photograph
Subject	Ohio History--State and Local Government Architecture--Ohio Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc. Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio)
Time Period	1940s
Place	Columbus (Ohio) Franklin County (Ohio)
Description	Photograph showing the Ohio Statehouse, ca. 1940. The original Ohio Statehouse was erected between 1800 and 1803 in Chillicothe, Ohio. The first legislature met in this building from 1803 to 1810, when Zanesville became the state capitol. In 1812, the capitol was moved back to Chillicothe, where it remained until 1816. On February 14, 1812, an act was passed which established Columbus as the permanent capitol. Construction of the first Columbus capitol building began in 1814 and the first session of the Ohio General Assembly held in Columbus Ohio began in December 1816. Four Ohio citizens donated the ten-acre piece of land in downtown Columbus, now known as Capitol Square, where the present Ohio Statehouse is located. The cornerstone for the new Statehouse was laid on July 4, 1839 and construction was completed in 1861.
Date of Original	ca. 1940
Collection	Ohio Statehouse Collection
Source	AV 8; Box 1, Folder 7
Format	Picture Black-and-white photographs
Extent	23.1 x 15.4 cm
Submitting Institution	Ohio History Connection
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	StillImage
File Name	AV8_B01_F07_01.tif
Image Height	3634
Image Width	5456
File Size	59509952 Bytes
Date created	2013-12-07

Ohio Statehouse photograph

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